Investors should care about this topic, not just because of the reporting requirements, but because of the potential investment impacts, including brand risk, the implied social licenses under which exist, earnings sustainability risks and many other operational factors...
We’re reaching a tipping point, with people pushing the planet beyond many of its boundaries. The result will be escalating geopolitical conflicts over resources, a cycle of human rights issues, and continued planetary warming, resulting in what many scientists and policymakers are calling a Polycrisis. It’s...
The year 2023 has proven to be a tumultuous period for corporate Australia, marked by a series of corporate scandals and significant shareholder dissent at AGMs. Notably, a record number of ASX300 companies recorded strikes against their remuneration reports, marking the highest tally since the...
By Kate Turner and Belinda White Where to start? How do we process the decision that Australia will not change our constitution and enshrine a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? Perhaps we need to go further back, to Paul Keating’s famous...
As investors and owners of firms, whether as principals or fiduciaries, we are responsible for addressing the varied potential impacts of continued greenhouse gas emissions. The projected cost of climate change is significant, affecting individuals, society, the environment, and the companies operating within it. While we...
Culture is widely acknowledged as a critical element that can either catalyse or undermine business success. But it is complicated to manage for a company, let alone measure as outsiders. There is limited guidance for investors to properly assess culture and integrate it into their investment...
2023 is going to be an exciting year for emerging technologies. In the latest edition of Sustainalytics’ 10 for report series, we developed an approach to support investors interested in sustainability issues associated with nascent technologies, including autonomous shipping, air taxis, electric vehicles (EVs), gene...
By Robyn Parkin, Head of Sustainability at Ethical Partners Funds Management. Ethical Partners, along with RIAA, First Sentier Investors, public health academics and government representatives, was pleased to be part of a recent roundtable held by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), to discuss how investors...
By Kate Turner, Deputy Global Head of Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors Modern slavery is a distressing and pervasive part of global supply chains and one of the most pressing human rights issues that investors can take action on. There are multiple factors that drive modern...